2019年6月大学英语四级真题及参考答案(第一套)

2019年6月大学英语四级真题解析及参考答案

Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a news report to your campus newspaper on a volunteer activity organized by your Student Union to assist elderly people in the neighborhood. You should write at least 120 words but no more than180 words.

【参考范文】

On June 14, Friday, a volunteer activity where many students took an active part in visiting the local Nursing House was organized by the Student Union and it turns out to be a big success.

The activity was aimed at encouraging students to visit the elderly at the Nursing House and help elderly people deal with their troubles both physical and psychological. Many students volunteered to participate in this good deed and were engaged in helping the elderly here out by making their meals, washing their clothes and chatting with them. When asked about those volunteers’ feelings about such an experience, all of them responded with a smile, saying “what a wonderful practice and I really appreciate this experience, for it makes me learn to care more for others in need.”

All in all, the activity turns out to be a success not only for the visited elderly but for those students involved.

【参考范文译文】

6月14日，星期五，学生会组织了一个参观当地敬老院的志愿活动，许多学生都积极参与其中，该活动取得了巨大的成功。

此次志愿活动旨在拜访当地敬老院的老人们并对他们各个方面的困难提供帮助。许多学生主动加入到此次善举当中，帮老人们洗衣做饭、谈心解闷，竭尽所能提供帮助。问及参与此次活动的感想时，他们毫无例外地回道“真是太有意义了，很感谢这次经历，它让我懂得要去更加关爱那些有困难的人”

总而言之，此次活动取得了巨大成功，不仅仅对那些老人来说受益多多，对于参与的学生来说也是意义良多。

that allowed the testing of self-driving vehicles in limited conditions.Manufacturer would have nearly total freedom to test their self-driving technology on public roads. They would be allowed

to send groups of self-driving cars on cross-state road trips, and even set on-demand 33 of

self-driving cars, like the one General Motors and Lyft are building.

Lawmakers in Michigan clearly want to make the state ready for the commercial application of self-driving technology. In 34,California, home of Silicon Valley,recently proposed far

more 35 rules that would require human drivers be ready to take the wheel, and commercial use

of self-driving technology.

A) bid B)contrast C)deputy D)dominance E) fleets F) knots G) legislation I)replace

J) represent k) restrictive L) reward M) significant N)sponsor O) transmitted

【参考答案】26-30 HAGDI31-35 NJEBK

Section B

How Work Will Change When Most of Us Live to 100

A.Today in the United States there are 72,000 centenarians（百岁老人）.Worldwide,

Probably 450,000. If current trends continue, then by 2050 there will be more than a million in the US alone. According to the work of Professor James Vaupel and his co-researchers, 50% of babies born in the US in 2007 have a life expectancy of 104 or more. Broadly the same holds for the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Canada, and for Japan 50% of 2007 babies can expect to live to 107.

B.Understandably, there are concerns about what this means for public finances

given the associated health and pension challenges. These challenges are real, and society urgently needs to address them. But it is also important to look at the wider picture of what happens when so many people live for 100 years.

It is a mistake to simply equate longevity (长寿) with issues of old age. Longer lives have implications for all of life, not just the end of it.

C.Our view is that if many people are living for longer, and are healthier for

longer, then this will result in an inevitable redesign of work and life. When people live longer, they are not only older for longer, but also younger for longer. There is some truth in the saying that “70 is the new 60”or “40 the new 30.”If you age more slowly over a longer time period, then you are in some sense younger for longer.

D.But the changes go further than that. Take, for instance, the age at which

people make commitments such as buying a house, getting married, having

children, or starting a career. These are all fundamental commitments that are now occurring later in life. In 1962, 50% of Americans were married by age 21. By 2014, that milestone(里程碑)had shifted to age 29.

E.While there are numerous factors behind these shifts, one factor is surely

a growing realization for the young that they are going to live longer. Options

are more valuable the longer they can be held. So if you believe you will live longer, then options become more valuable, and early commitment becomes less attractive. The result is that the commitments that previously characterized